836 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, BloodHorseNOW.com JEFFREY SNYDER

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1 836 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com JEFFREY SNYDER

2 NORTHEAST/ MID-ATLANTIC BROTHERS As a kid growing up near West Grove, Pa., Mario Pino would lie on his bed flipping through tattered copies of Sports Illustrated, picturing himself as one of those celebrated jockeys of the 1970s. It took a while. In his 28th year of race-riding, Pino realized his dreams. The pilot of the tough-as-nails colt Hard Spun, Pino was on the lead in last year s Kentucky Derby Present by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and poised to steal the show. When you make that far turn, it just hits you like a hammer the roar of the crowd, said Pino of his first Derby ride. It was the most incredible thing I ve ever experienced. To be the first one to hit that wall of sound, it was like an electric shock. Although Street Sense somehow skimmed up the rail to pass his colt to win, that sun-drenched afternoon launched a sensational six-month journey that culminated with Pino s 6,000th win in early November. BloodHorseNOW.com in Arms BY TERRY CONWAY Mario, Michael, and Mark Pino make racing a family affair Racing s Pino brothers: left to right, Mark, Mario, and Michael (continued on page 842) CONNECTICUT DELAWARE MAINE MASSACHUSSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND VERMONT VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA In This Section Leading New York Sires by Earnings, 2-Year-Old Winners, Winners, Stakes Winners Leading Massachusetts Sires by Earnings Leading New Jersey Sires by Earnings Leading Pennsylvania Sires by Earnings, Stakes Winners, 2-Year- Old Winners Advertisers Index Colonia Farms Empire Stud Fox Tale Stud Highcliff Farm , McMahon of Saratoga.. 843, 845, Milfer Farm Pewter Stable Sugar Maple Farm

3 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC 2007 Leading Sires in New York State sire lists updated daily online. Go to com/sirelists.asp For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased) in New York (exported stallions are excluded), and have runners in North America. Listed below are all available statistics for the Northern Hemisphere through December 31, As supplied to The Blood-Horse by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., earnings exclude monies from Japan and Hong Kong. *Foal counts include Southern Hemisphere. Cumulative stakes winners includes all countries. (A indicates a sire represented by his first crop to race). Rank 2008 Stud Fee Rnrs/ Wnrs Stakes Wnrs/ Wns Rstrct SW/ BT SW 2007 Earnings Cumulative Stks *A-E Wnrs Index Stallion (Foaling Year, Sire), Farm Standing (Chief Earner, Earnings) Foals 1 GOLDEN MISSILE (95, A.P. Indy), Milfer Farm $7, /77 3/5 0/3 (Cobalt Blue, $329,433) $2,965, CHIEF SEATTLE (97, Seattle Slew), Empire Stud $5, /89 6/10 1/6 (Bold Chieftain, $283,950) $2,787,722 * ARTAX (95, Marquetry), Fever Stallions $3, /69 4/6 1/4 (Diabolical, $354,750) $2,215, FREUD (98, Storm Cat), Sequel Stallions New York $10,000 81/40 2/2 2/2 (Karakorum Elektra, $111,993) $2,169, WESTERN EXPRESSION (96, Gone West), Highcliff Farm $5,000 95/46 2/5 1/2 (Stunt Man, $347,739) $2,053, REGAL CLASSIC (85, Vice Regent), McMahon of Saratoga N/A 125/59 2/4 1/2 (Half Heaven, $158,065) $1,994,650 * ELTISH (92, Cox s Ridge), Keane Stud Operations $3, /57 1/3 0/1 (Silk Ridge, $369,240) $1,963, PHONE TRICK (82, Clever Trick) Died, /60 1/1 0/1 (Sort of Tricky, $82,430) $1,939,354 * DISCO RICO (97, Citidancer), Keane Stud Operations $4,000 57/43 2/5 1/2 (Pure Disco, $285,050) $1,852, PRIME TIMBER (96, Sultry Song), Sez Who Thoroughbreds North $3,000 69/37 2/2 0/2 (Premium Wine, $311,700) $1,826, A. P JET (89, Fappiano), Sugar Maple Farm $5, /50 1/1 1/1 (Sense of Speed, $88,400) $1,697, RIZZI (91, Afleet), Sez Who Thoroughbreds North $2,000 82/51 1/1 1/1 (Smash Em Sammy, $143,098) $1,604,453 * AMERICAN CHANCE (89, Cure the Blues) Died, /44 2/2 2/2 (She s Achance, $90,091) $1,548,618 * KING CUGAT (97, Kingmambo), Questroyal at Liberty Stud $3,500 80/39 3/12 0/3 (Latin Rhythms, $164,240) $1,389,808 * RAFFIE S MAJESTY (95, Cormorant), Sugar Maple Farm $3,000 43/26 2/3 2/2 (Dr. V s Magic, $284,510) $1,275, GOLD FEVER (93, Forty Niner), Questroyal at Metropolitan Stud $3,500 86/42 2/4 0/2 (Planets Aligned, $145,240) $1,274,351 * TAKE ME OUT (88, Cure the Blues), Milfer Farm $3,500 61/34 1/1 1/1 (Pay Attention, $175,579) $1,189, OUTOFTHEBOX (98, Montbrook), Sez Who Thoroughbreds North $2,500 94/38 1/1 1/1 (Gold and Blue Box, $83,407) $1,182, TALK IS MONEY (98, Deputy Minister), Highcliff Farm $5,000 63/28 2/2 0/2 (High Finance, $177,000) $975, GOLD TOKEN (93, Mr. Prospector) Died, /23 2/2 2/2 (Coined for Success, $110,268) $915,300 * WHEELAWAY (97, Unbridled), McMahon of Saratoga $6,000 62/24 1/1 1/1 (Golden Manna, $106,054) $893, JADE HUNTER (84, Mr. Prospector), Questroyal at Liberty Stud $5,000 87/39 0/1 0/0 (Chip Hunter, $79,350) $868,018 * PERSONAL FLAG (83, Private Account) Died, /33 2/2 0/2 (Borrowing Base, $108,619) $836,206 * MILLENNIUM WIND (98, Cryptoclearance), Highcliff Farm $5,000 83/32 1/1 1/1 (Magical Mona, $81,000) $798,207 * DIXIE BRASS (89, Dixieland Band) Died, /17 1/2 0/1 (Crackenthorpe, $113,739) $727, HOOK AND LADDER (97, Dixieland Band), Sequel Stallions New York $10,000 26/8 2/2 2/2 (Spanky Fischbein, $161,595) $630, KEY CONTENDER (88, Fit to Fight), Highcliff Farm $3,500 40/22 1/4 1/1 (Ask Queenie, $146,195) $628, ROCK AND ROLL (95, Cure the Blues), Carapan Farm N/A 32/17 0/0 0/0 (Native Redman, $64,002) $559,964 * DISTINCTIVE PRO (79, Mr. Prospector) Died, /21 0/0 0/0 (Sister Ship, $53,721) $477,185 * RADIO STAR (97, Storm Cat) Died, /17 0/0 0/0 (Youaremysweetheart, $53,459) $476, FAST PLAY (86, Seattle Slew), Questroyal at Liberty Stud $2,500 43/16 2/2 1/2 (Pass Play, $157,185) $469,397 * ADONIS (96, Kris S.), Fever Stallions $1,500 23/8 0/0 0/0 (Fuego Grande, $94,435) $372, SMOKIN MEL (94, Phone Order) N/A 17/8 0/0 0/0 (Smokin Sarah, $130,407) $355, SCARLET IBIS (86, Cormorant) Pnsd 19/11 0/0 0/0 (Taking the Redeye, $114,867) $353, THUNDER PUDDLES (79, Speak John) Pnsd 9/3 1/4 1/1 (Factual Contender, $262,800) $317,788 * BADGE (96, Air Forbes Won), Foggy Bottom Farm $4,000 19/9 0/0 0/0 (Heathersdaddysbaby, $66,945) $315, NORTHERN SPUR (IRE) (91, Sadler s Wells), Dutchess Views/Metropolitan $3,000 20/7 0/0 0/0 (Spurred, $145,280) $314, MILLIONS (96, Dehere), Cheshire Ridge N/A 22/11 0/0 0/0 (Milliondollar Moon, $49,599) $291, DAVID (96, Mt. Livermore) Died, /11 0/0 0/0 (Miss Geniality, $56,855) $284, PERFORMING MAGIC (97, Gone West), Sugar Maple Farm $5,000 18/7 0/0 0/0 (Piquante Cat, $92,947) $267, SMOOTH JAZZ (99, Storm Boot), Buckridge Farm $3,000 18/9 0/0 0/0 (Smooth Air, $75,500) $243, ARISTOTLE (96, Two Punch), Fever Stallions N/A 13/7 0/0 0/0 (Sal the Pal, $95,006) $242, ENDS WELL (81, Lyphard) Died, /2 1/2 0/1 (Dave, $204,055) $239,919 * DESERT WARRIOR (00, Deputy Minister), McMahon of Saratoga $5,000 13/7 0/0 0/0 (Run Warrior Run, $68,550) $212, POLISH PRO (93, Mr. Prospector), Milfer Farm $1,000 21/6 0/0 0/0 (Texas Elegance, $77,234) $208,920 * COMEONMOM (96, Jolie s Halo), The Reading Farm $3,000 13/4 1/1 0/1 (Papi Chullo, $98,850) $202, KING S GRANT (95, Vice Regent) N/A 10/6 0/0 0/0 (Evermon, $47,295) $202, MIGHTY MAGEE (92, Cormorant) N/A 14/6 0/0 0/0 (Labeespa Rubia, $57,190) $194, DEPUTY CAT (98, Deputy Minister), Pegasus Farms N/A 15/7 0/0 0/0 (Pegasus Prospector, $54,360) $190, COZY DRIVE (92, Cozzene) N/A 14/6 0/0 0/0 (Lady Elaine, $64,084) $185, CRUSADER SWORD (85, Damascus), Foggy Bottom Farm $1,000 15/7 1/1 0/1 (Tin Cup Chalice, $41,400) $183,721 * CARRY MY COLORS (96, Roanoke) N/A 13/5 0/0 0/0 (Aly s Colors, $58,216) $178, MAYAKOVSKY (99, Matty G), Mill Creek Farm $3,000 9/3 0/0 0/0 (Alexandros, $56,400) $162, THUNDER RUMBLE (89, Thunder Puddles) Pnsd 14/5 0/0 0/0 (Frisky Thunder, $44,418) $161, WELL NOTED (95, Notebook), Monhill Farm $3,000 13/6 0/0 0/0 (Abby Morgan, $61,918) $154,656 * PERUVIAN (92, Conquistador Cielo), McMahon of Saratoga $2,000 11/8 0/0 0/0 (Unthinkable, $44,599) $154, CLARAMOUNT (84, Policeman) Died, /5 0/0 0/0 (Clearly Diplomatic, $47,527) $133, SILVER MUSIC (91, Silver Ghost), Pinebourne Farm North $1,000 13/5 0/0 0/0 (Musical Melody, $36,919) $124, MANLOVE (87, Mr. Prospector), Foggy Bottom Farm $2,500 22/5 0/0 0/0 (Adopted Arrival, $29,500) $114, ADIOS MY FRIEND (98, Maria s Mon) N/A 9/5 0/0 0/0 (Roll the Di, $33,390) $113, AMERICAN STANDARD (80, In Reality) N/A 13/4 0/0 0/0 (Karakorum Ella, $30,302) $105,681 * DANZATAME (94, Danzig), Fever Stallions N/A 13/4 0/0 0/0 (Poker Joe, $27,735) $91, GALLOPING GAEL (94, Lost Code), Quiet Woman Farm $2,500 6/2 0/0 0/0 (David s Skye, $56,650) $88, WATCH THE BIRD (95, Rahy), Golden Crest Ranch $3,000 9/3 0/0 0/0 (Bird of Play, $37,335) $86, TANK S NUMBER (89, Tank s Prospect) Died 11/4 0/0 0/0 (Factual Number, $37,142) $85, SPECTACULAR BID (76, Bold Bidder) Died, /6 0/0 0/0 (Spectacular Orage, $24,270) $84,440 * SATELLITE SUN (96, Seattle Slew) N/A 15/2 0/0 0/0 (Sammy s Toy, $25,359) $70, SAY FLORIDA SANDY (94, Personal Flag), Buckridge Farm $5,000 6/1 1/1 0/1 (Say Toba Sandy, $55,569) $69, *A-E and COMPARABLE INDEX: The lifetime Average-Earnings Index indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned, on the average, in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of The Comparable Index indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires. Only 32% of all sires have a lifetime AEI higher than their mares Comparable Index. *Comp Index 838 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

4 GOLDEN MISSILE A.P. Indy Santa Catalina, by Cure the Blues Repeat Stakes Winner MISS MISSILE Strikes Again! GOLDEN MISSILE GOLDEN MISSILE had a HIGHER than the nation s Leading Sire SMART STRIKE! Dr. Jonathan Davis, Owner/Resident Veterinarian 1287 County Highway 3, Undadilla, NY GOLDEN MISSILE POLISH PRO TAKE ME OUT

5 Forty Niner Dream Vision, by Northern Taste $7,500 live foal Distorted Humor Leading American Sire of SWs in 2006 & 2007 G2 SW by Forty Niner Damsire a leading son of Northern Dancer Won 8 races Avg. winning distance 6.8 furlongs Avg. winning weight carried 117 Avg. winning margin 3.8 lengths Highest Beyer Figure 117 Number of wins at 2 0 (unraced) Total G1 wins 0 Maximum winning distance 1 mile-g3 Number of tracks won over 5 Utopia Entering Stud in 2008 G1 SW by Forty Niner Damsire a leading son of Northern Dancer Won 9 races Avg. winning distance 1 mile Avg. winning weight carried lbs. Avg. winning margin 3.8 lengths Highest Beyer Figure 114 Number of wins at 2 3 (including G1) Total G1 wins 4 Maximum winning distance 1 1/4 miles-g1 Number of tracks won over 7 (3 countries) We re shareholders in Utopia, and we think this horse has great prospects. He s bred a lot like Distorted Humor. He s a Grade I winner. I ve checked with my Japanese contacts, and he was a very good runner. -Doug Cauthen, President of WinStar Inquiries to Joe or John McMahon 180 Fitch Road / Saratoga Springs, NY (518) office@mcmahonthoroughbreds.com also standing: DESERT WARRIOR PERUVIAN WHEELAWAY WILD DESERT

6 Leading the Pack in Pennsylvania Request for Parole Judge T C Madison s Quest, by Deputy Minister Grade 1-Winning Millionaire brings the JUDGE SMELLS branch of the IN REALITY sire-line back to PA!! 2008 Fee: $3,500 LFG Pies Prospect Crafty Prospector Hot Pillow, by Bates Motel Multiple Graded Stakes Winner and record-setting earner of $712,859 from the family of TOUCH GOLD Fee: $2,500 LFG Sort It Out Out of Place Vex, by Kris S. A Leading 3YO Colt of his crop, Grade 2 performer and New York Stakes Winner of $312,00, family of FORTY NI NER Fee: $2,000 LFG Freefourinternet Tabasco Cat Dixie Chimes, by Dixieland Band Grade 2-winning Millionaire grandson of STORM CAT and DIXIELAND BAND from the family of RELAUNCH Fee: $4,000 LFG FOX TALE STUD Inquiries to Vince Tucciarone: (610) ; Fax (610)

7 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC 2007 New York Sires By 2-Year-Old Winners 2yo 2yo Sire 2yos Rnrs Wnrs 1 BLOOD-HORSE LIBRARY Mario Pino as an apprentice in New York Sires By Winners Sire Rnrs Wnrs 2007 New York Sires By Stakes Winners Sire Stks Wnrs Stks Wins (continued from page 837) The milestone was extra special. It was staged at the jockey s home track of Laurel Park in Maryland, where he has scored more than 4,800 victories, easily the most on the circuit. A few days earlier his brother, trainer Michael Pino, had notched his 1,000th win at Delaware Park. Mario was in the irons. Before school, we all were cleaning stalls The big thing was we also learned horsemanship. MICHAEL PINO 1 As kids, the three (brothers) of us raced our ponies across a pasture like wild Indians, Michael recalled with a laugh. Mario was a real good rider; we just didn t realize it. He was born to be a jockey. Pino became the 15th jockey in North America to reach the lofty 6,000-win mark. Tears streamed down the faces of Mario and his wife, Christina, as they were greeted by a crush of family members, friends, and fellow jockeys in Laurel s winner s circle. Everything just came together perfectly, he recalled. I think God made it perfect. Winning for my brother in a nice, (continued on page 846) 842 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

8 New York s Only Classic Winning Millionaire New for 2008 Wild Rush Desert Radiance, by Desert Wine $7,500 live foal, stands & nurses Winner of Canada s oldest and most prestigious race, the 1 1/4 mile Queen s Plate S. Graded stakes-placed at 2, 3 and 4 Kentucky Jockey Club S.-G2 Lane s End S.-G2 Clark H.-G1 Suburban H.-G1 to Horse of the Year Invasor defeating Noble Causeway, Wilko Meadowlands Breeders Cup S.-G2 Earned Beyer Numbers up to 112 Won at one mile on both dirt & turf in 12 of 20 starts to earn $1,042,674 FREE of NORTHERN DANCER and MR. PROSPECTOR also standing: DESERT WARRIOR PERUVIAN UTOPIA WHEELAWAY Inquiries to Joe or John McMahon 180 Fitch Road / Saratoga Springs, NY (518) office@mcmahonthoroughbreds.com

9 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC JEFFREY SNYDER Left to right, Mark Pino plies his trade as a farrier; Mario, a jockey; and Michael, a trainer 2007 Leading Sires in Massachusetts State sire lists updated daily online. Go to com/sirelists.asp For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased) in Massachusetts (exported stallions are excluded), and have runners in North America. Listed below are all available statistics for the Northern Hemisphere through December 31, As supplied to The Blood-Horse by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., earnings exclude monies from Japan and Hong Kong. *Foal counts include Southern Hemisphere. Cumulative stakes winners includes all countries. (A indicates a sire represented by his first crop to race). Rank 2008 Stud Fee Rnrs/ Wnrs Stakes Wnrs/ Wns Rstrct SW/ BT SW 2007 Earnings Cumulative Stks *A-E Wnrs Index Stallion (Foaling Year, Sire), Farm Standing (Chief Earner, Earnings) Foals 1 LYCIUS (88, Mr. Prospector), Briar Hill Farm $2,000 86/40 1/1 0/1 (Palladio, $170,283) $1,319,858 * RIVER KEEN (IRE) (92, Keen), Pine Nook Farm $2,000 29/13 0/0 0/0 (Keen Eye Will, $48,932) $312, SUNDANCE RIDGE (86, Cox s Ridge), Smokey Valley Farm $1,000 16/11 2/2 2/2 (Sundance Richie, $58,417) $247, SENOR CONQUISTADOR (91, Conquistador Cielo), Pine Nook Farm N/A 11/3 1/1 1/1 (Senor St. Pat, $71,360) $132, DREAM RUN (98, Cherokee Run), Briar Hill Farm N/A 19/2 0/0 0/0 (Ashley s Dreamer, $25,490) $89, STORM OF ANGELS (94, Storm Cat) Died, /2 0/0 0/0 (One Good Man, $25,136) $72, RED SCAMPER (85, Icecapade), Briar Hill Farm N/A 5/3 0/0 0/0 (Hot Jelly Jam, $24,611) $71, SECOND EPISODE (92, Potentiate) N/A 2/2 0/0 0/0 (Episode On Tour, $35,116) $43, ETERNAL ORAGE (87, Eternal Prince) N/A 8/1 0/0 0/0 (Eternal Glitter, $12,166) $29, FULL DRESS BLUES (98, Cure the Blues), Tea Party Stable N/A 2/2 0/0 0/0 (Wachusett, $10,420) $17, RUM N COPE (91, Copelan) N/A 2/1 0/0 0/0 (Gentleman Bert, $15,087) $15, BLUSHING STAGE (87, Blushing Groom) N/A 1/0 0/0 0/0 (Runnymede s Lad, $10,018) $10, PAPPY S HALO (94, Saint Ballado) N/A 2/0 0/0 0/0 (Halo It s Me, $9,828) $9, MILITRON (86, Marfa) Died, /0 0/0 0/0 (Millrock s Legacy, $4,285) $5, LEAVE SEATTLE (88, Seattle Slew) N/A 4/0 0/0 0/0 (Seattle Lyrics, $4,455) $4, *A-E and COMPARABLE INDEX: The lifetime Average-Earnings Index indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned, on the average, in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of The Comparable Index indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires. Only 32% of all sires have a lifetime AEI higher than their mares Comparable Index. *Comp Index 844 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

10 Deputy Minister s Leading First Crop Son in 2007 Out of NAVAJO PASS, sister to the dam of STORM CAT! $5,000 live foal, due Nov. 1 The Northeast s only Graded son of Deputy Minister From first crop starters, now 3YOs: 64% winners 93% won or placed 100% money earners New York s #3 freshman sire in 2007 Sire s pedigree top to bottom DESERT WARRIOR s 53.8% 2yo winners from starters is greater than 93 of the top 100 sires of 2yos in What a stallion prospect! I expect to see him highly ranked among New York stallions in the not too distant future. Jack Werk, Owner Breeder, Dec AND the BEST is yet to come. DESERT WARRIOR bred 90 mares in 2005, 94 mares in 2006, and 87 mares in By DEPUTY MINISTER, sire of top sires AWESOME AGAIN (sire of GHOSTZAPPER), SILVER DEPUTY (sire of Champion freshman sire POSSE) 1st dam NAVAJO PASS, by SECRETARIAT Full sister to the dam of STORM CAT Half-sister to ROYAL ACADEMY also standing: PERUVIAN UTOPIA WHEELAWAY WILD DESERT Inquiries to Joe or John McMahon 180 Fitch Road / Saratoga Springs, NY (518) office@mcmahonthoroughbreds.com

11 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC Boston Common, winner of the 2002 Jerome Handicap, remains Michael s most successful runner to date BARBARA D. LIVINGSTON (continued from page 842) quality race and everybody being there. As a kid, I dreamed big dreams, and here I was stepping into racing s history book. How could anyone ask for anything better? His birth certificate says 46, but Pino rides as many full cards as he did when he was 26. At a juncture when most riders are contemplating life after racing, Pino rode Hard Spun to runner-up finishes in not only the Derby, but also the Breeders Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr. I). They also snatched the King s Bishop (gr. I) and the Kentucky Cup Classic (gr. II). Speedy Hard Spun turned the tables on Street Sense in two out of their last three races. It was a breakout year for Pino as the regular rider of major stakes winners, including Diabolical, winner of the $260,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II) at Saratoga. When I first started, I got some good advice: When you re a good passenger, you re a good jockey, he said. I like the animals. I like the competition and the thrill of racing. Since the 1940s, the Pino family had been in the mushroom business in Delaware, then later in southern Chester County, Pa. By the 1960s, Mario Pino Sr. was operating a thriving business hauling mushrooms from his small farms in Oxford and later West Grove. The elder Pino also boarded Arabian show horses at their West Grove farm, where his three sons tended to them and helped in preparing the yearlings. We rode some competitions like Devon (Horse Show), but we didn t get big into it, said the youngest brother, Mark Pino, a farrier. We got more and more into the Mario reaches the 6,000-win milestone Nov. 7, 2007 JIM McCUE/MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB racing game. There was an exercise rider from Delaware Park who kept a yearling at our farm. He would come out and jack up the stirrups and Mario would ride those Arabians just like a race jockey when Dad wasn t there. He taught Mario how to twirl a whip. Convinced Mario had the makings of a pro jockey, one day the exercise rider drove the 13-year-old to Delaware Park. I watched him gallop horses in the morning, recalled Mario, his eyes sparkling. I just loved all the activity. It bit me right there. After a year of high school, Pino departed to follow his dream, exercising horses at Laurel, Pimlico, and Bowie. You grow up right away, Mario said. I never thought of it as work the first 15 years. Later, it did become work, but it was all good. In the summer of 1977, Mario turned up in Saratoga, galloping horses for trainer Joe Cantey. Mark Pino tagged along. My eyes were as wide as silver dollars, recalled Mark, then 13. We had a tiny apartment outside town. When Mario rode horses in the morning, I d rake a shedrow and help the grooms. We would shower up, then come back to watch the races. Saw Angel Cordero one day. Wow! The time up there was one of my most memorable. Mario s first trip to the winner s circle 846 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

12 NY s Only GIANT S CAUSEWAY and what a looker! Giant s Causeway - Added Gold, by Gilded Time Undefeated Two-Year-Old - Belmont debut winner in 1:03.32 Defeated Grade I winner FLASHY BULL by 3 1/2 lengths I thought STONESIDER would be one of the top two-year-olds in my barn that year. He s a very good-looking horse, and ought to throw nice foals. Todd Pletcher By America s #1 sire of 2007 Graded SWs, out of a Grade 2 winner of $222, Fee: $3,000 Live Foal Property of Stonerside Stable Standing at HIGHCLIFF FARM Inquiries to Suzie O Cain or C. Lynwood O Cain DVM, Farm Manager & Resident Veterinarian Phone (518) Fax (518) Eatons Corners Rd. Delanson, New York highcliff@worldnet.att.net photo: Louise Reinagel

13 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC 2007 Leading Sires in New Jersey State sire lists updated daily online. Go to com/sirelists.asp For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased) in New Jersey (exported stallions are excluded), and have runners in North America. Listed below are all available statistics for the Northern Hemisphere through December 31, As supplied to The Blood-Horse by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., earnings exclude monies from Japan and Hong Kong. *Foal counts include Southern Hemisphere. Cumulative stakes winners includes all countries. (A indicates a sire represented by his first crop to race). Rank 2008 Stud Fee Rnrs/ Wnrs Stakes Wnrs/ Wns Rstrct SW/ BT SW 2007 Earnings Cumulative Stks *A-E Wnrs Index Stallion (Foaling Year, Sire), Farm Standing (Chief Earner, Earnings) Foals 1 CRAFTY FRIEND (93, Crafty Prospector), Walnford Stud $6, /58 3/4 0/3 (Friendly Island, $490,000) $1,932, UNBRIDLED JET (96, Unbridled), Sleeter Farm $4,000 76/42 1/1 1/1 (Jet Away Jane, $176,604) $1,712,967 * DEFRERE (92, Deputy Minister), Walnford Stud $6,000 82/34 2/2 1/2 (My Three Sisters, $157,666) $1,522,503 * PRIVATE INTERVIEW (92, Nureyev), Colonial Farms $2,500 52/21 0/0 0/0 (Corvo, $74,190) $1,133, EVENING KRIS (85, Kris S.) Died 22/12 0/0 0/0 (Stooges Fan, $53,430) $451, SAILOR S WARNING (96, Storm Cat) Died, /9 0/0 0/0 (Elite Miss, $93,135) $450, CLOSE UP (96, Capote), C & R Horse Farm $3,000 18/5 1/4 0/1 (Joey P., $282,119) $382, INTENSITY (94, Gone West) Died, /7 0/0 0/0 (Rain Song, $73,890) $331, MR. NUGGET (96, Mr. Prospector), Greenfields Farm N/A 26/8 0/0 0/0 (Sweetheart Bear, $60,925) $296, PERFECT (92, Affirmed), Maple Hill Farm $2,500 17/5 0/0 0/0 (General Perfect, $70,745) $274, *A-E and COMPARABLE INDEX: The lifetime Average-Earnings Index indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned, on the average, in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of The Comparable Index indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires. Only 32% of all sires have a lifetime AEI higher than their mares Comparable Index. *Comp Index Hard Spun, with Mario aboard, holds off Kentucky Derby victor Street Sense to win the Kentucky Cup Classic MATT GOINS was with John J. Butch Lenzini Jr.- trained Ed s Desire at the now-shuttered Bowie racetrack. One of the most popular riders in the jockeys room, Mario is known for his easy-going demeanor. How dominant has Pino been? He has tallied a dozen 200-win seasons and was ranked in the top five of the Maryland standings every year for 25 straight years before heading to Delaware Park five years ago. Considered a throwback to jockeys of yesteryear, the humble rider downplays his considerable success, claiming it s a mix of staying healthy and good luck. In truth, Pino is a natural on horseback who possesses a quiet intensity. He s always at the top of my list, noted trainer Dr. John R. Fisher. Mario has enormous skill and knowledge, but the other part is his personality. He is a pretty mellow guy, so the highs aren t as high, and the lows aren t as low. I ve never seen him angry after a race. He s as steady as they come. Michael Pino credits his success in the racing game to the work ethic his father instilled. Mario was boss No. 1 and I was boss No. 2, so Mark got stuck with all the bad jobs, said Michael with a grin. Before school, we all were cleaning stalls; you name it. The big thing was we also learned 848 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

14 A Reason to Dance! PARK AVENUE BALL G1-Performing, G2-Winning Millionaire and New Jersey Horse of the Year...a very gifted, sound, and consistent horse... who had the versatility to be efficient in both sprint and route events against top-class competition. Trainer Jim Ryerson BARBARA D. LIVINGSTON Citidancer Road to the Ball, by Cahill Road Won or placed in NINE Graded events G1 G3 G2 Citidancer URBANE-G1 HOOKEDONTHEFEELIN-G1 G3 All foals sired by registered New Jersey stallions will be eligible for the New Jersey restricted race program and New Jersey Breeders Awards even if they foal out of state. Colonial Farms Phone: Fax:

15 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC 2007 Leading Sires in Pennsylvania State sire lists updated daily online. Go to com/sirelists.asp For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased) in Pennsylvania (exported stallions are excluded), and have runners in North America. Listed below are all available statistics for the Northern Hemisphere through December 31, As supplied to The Blood-Horse by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., earnings exclude monies from Japan and Hong Kong. *Foal counts include Southern Hemisphere. Cumulative stakes winners includes all countries. (A indicates a sire represented by his first crop to race). Rank 2008 Stud Fee Rnrs/ Wnrs Stakes Wnrs/ Wns Rstrct SW/ BT SW 2007 Earnings Cumulative Stks *A-E Wnrs Index Stallion (Foaling Year, Sire), Farm Standing (Chief Earner, Earnings) Foals 1 REAL QUIET (95, Quiet American), Penn Ridge Farm $10, /71 4/11 1/4 (Midnight Lute, $1,368,000) $4,158,973 * LITE THE FUSE (91, Buckaroo), Pin Oak Lane Farm $3, /74 5/8 1/5 (Going Ballistic, $690,140) $3,089, ALBERT THE GREAT (97, Go for Gin), Pin Oak Lane Farm $4, /51 2/6 0/2 (Nobiz Like Shobiz, $1,318,330) $2,850,180 * PARTNER S HERO (94, Danzig), Castle Rock Farm $2, /63 3/5 2/3 (Heros Reward, $515,826) $2,769, PATTON (91, Lord At War), Castle Rock Farm $2,500 68/35 2/3 1/2 (Kelly s Landing, $1,313,000) $2,289, WHEATON (90, Alydar) Died, /56 2/3 1/2 (Miami Sunrise, $187,773) $2,107, SERVICE STRIPE (91, Deputy Minister), Pin Oak Lane Farm $3, /59 2/2 1/2 (Joan s Rose, $107,215) $2,102, BANKER S GOLD (94, Forty Niner), Pin Oak Lane Farm $3, /59 3/3 0/3 (My List, $213,187) $1,942, SIPHON (BRZ) (91, Itajara), Pin Oak Lane Farm $5, /58 4/4 1/4 (Wedded Woman, $136,329) $1,807,708 * BUDDHA (99, Unbridled s Song), Pin Oak Lane Farm $5, /46 3/3 1/3 (Hisse, $123,581) $1,616,465 * DELAWARE TOWNSHIP (96, Notebook), Land of Believe Farm $4,000 71/39 3/7 0/3 (Electrify, $295,530) $1,424, SNOW RIDGE (98, Tabasco Cat), Regal Heir Farms $5,000 67/44 1/1 1/1 (Banga Ridge, $88,000) $1,302, POWER BY FAR (95, Power of Mind), Castle Rock Farm $3,000 21/14 1/1 1/1 (Power by Leigh, $126,668) $718, COASTAL STORM (99, Storm Cat), Pin Oak Lane Farm $2,500 31/17 0/0 0/0 (Tatoxcac, $100,620) $623, FLYING CHEVRON (92, Carson City), Woodvale Farm Died, /21 0/0 0/0 (I Can See, $117,460) $598, WILL S WAY (93, Easy Goer), Pin Oak Lane Farm Pnsd 46/25 0/0 0/0 (Elninodemisojos, $49,627) $590, ACTIVIST (94, Wild Again), Godstone Farm N/A 17/8 2/2 1/2 (Speechifying, $291,301) $553, AWAD (90, Caveat) Pnsd 45/16 1/1 0/1 (John s Pic, $130,215) $456, DUSTY SCREEN (88, Silent Screen) Pnsd 25/10 0/0 0/0 (Dancin Dusty, $78,425) $394, BRUSHED ON (95, Broad Brush) Died, /15 0/0 0/0 (Elva s Rose, $49,245) $376, CHANGEINTHEWEATHER (99, Gone West), Xanthus Farms $3,500 28/11 1/1 1/1 (Cold Trial, $40,820) $325, SMART GUY (96, Smarten), Fox Tale Stud $2,000 5/3 1/2 1/1 (Secretintelligence, $239,269) $315, KNOCKADOON (92, Dixieland Band), Justaplain Farm $1,500 16/8 0/0 0/0 (Favorite Knocker, $64,078) $293, FASTNESS (IRE) (90, Rousillon), Fox Tale Stud $3,500 22/8 1/1 0/1 (Le Cinquieme Essai, $122,306) $287, LORD AT LAW (89, Lord Carlos), Woodvale Farm $500 12/6 0/0 0/0 (Cabo Rojo, $92,940) $231, QUARRY (94, Forty Niner), Xanthus Farms $2,000 23/8 0/0 0/0 (Gold Stones, $58,736) $228, DE NIRO (92, Gulch) Died 22/9 0/0 0/0 (De Magic Moment, $77,646) $225, OCEAN SPLASH (89, Clever Trick), Victoria Stables N/A 15/7 0/0 0/0 (Splash n Go, $54,352) $218, PONCHE (89, Two Punch) Died, /10 0/0 0/0 (Zimarron, $31,252) $200, TEKKEN (IRE) (94, Nureyev), Lojeski Farms $1,500 6/3 0/0 0/0 (Miss Blue Tye Dye, $147,645) $197, *A-E and COMPARABLE INDEX: The lifetime Average-Earnings Index indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned, on the average, in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of The Comparable Index indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires. Only 32% of all sires have a lifetime AEI higher than their mares Comparable Index. *Comp Index 2007 Pennsylvania Sires By Stakes Winners Sire Stks Wnrs Stks Wins horsemanship. At age 16, Michael started as a groom for trainer Dick Dutrow in Maryland. Graduated to shedrow foreman, then kept building on it, said Michael, who lives near New London, Pa. It was a tough struggle for about 16 years. I only had eight horses, and I was just getting by. Still, I loved the game, so I stuck it out. He scored his first training win with Too Many Lovers at Atlantic City Racetrack in 1983 with Mario aboard. Primarily a claiming conditioner during his career, Michael has been affiliated with two main clients, Richard Englander and Daniel Ryan. The trainer scored his first big horse in 1987, when he claimed Ten Keys for $14,500 at Laurel Park and guided the colt to win 16 stakes and more than $1.2 million. I thought I was sitting pretty good, Michael recalled. Boy, was I wrong. Boston Common was a $50,000 claimer from his home base of Delaware Park in The Englander-owned horse registered Michael s biggest victory of 2002 in the Jerome Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont. His only Breeders Cup starter to date, Boston Common finished 13th in the 2002 NetJets Mile (gr. IT). Michael teamed up with owner Ryan 2007 Pennsylvania Sires By 2-Year-Old Winners 2yo 2yo Sire 2yos Rnrs Wnrs 850 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

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17 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC 2008 Leading Sires in New York State sire lists updated daily online. Go to com/sirelists.asp For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased) in New York (exported stallions are excluded), and have runners in North America. Listed below are all available statistics for the Northern Hemisphere through December 31, As supplied to The Blood-Horse by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., earnings exclude monies from Japan and Hong Kong. *Foal counts include Southern Hemisphere. Cumulative stakes winners includes all countries. (A indicates a sire represented by his first crop to race). Rank 2008 Stud Fee Rnrs/ Wnrs Stakes Wnrs/ Wns Rstrct SW/ BT SW 2008 Earnings Cumulative Stks *A-E Wnrs Index Stallion (Foaling Year, Sire), Farm Standing (Chief Earner, Earnings) Foals 1 GOLDEN MISSILE (95, A.P. Indy), Milfer Farm $7,500 48/8 1/1 0/1 (Miss Missile, $33,000) $156, SMOOTH JAZZ (99, Storm Boot), Buckridge Farm $3,000 15/5 1/1 0/1 (Smooth Air, $90,000) $141, REGAL CLASSIC (85, Vice Regent), McMahon of Saratoga N/A 29/5 0/0 0/0 (System Restore, $31,000) $136,690 * FREUD (98, Storm Cat), Sequel Stallions New York $10,000 25/4 0/0 0/0 (Sweet Madness, $28,600) $134, CHIEF SEATTLE (97, Seattle Slew), Empire Stud $5,000 50/7 0/0 0/0 (Blairstown, $17,640) $129,959 * PRIME TIMBER (96, Sultry Song), Sez Who Thoroughbreds North $3,000 24/3 0/0 0/0 (Prime Catch, $36,000) $116, DISCO RICO (97, Citidancer), Keane Stud Operations $4,000 24/5 1/1 0/1 (Doyouwanttodance, $30,000) $102, A. P JET (89, Fappiano), Sugar Maple Farm $5,000 31/5 0/0 0/0 (Hailey s Jet, $15,000) $92, GOLD FEVER (93, Forty Niner), Questroyal at Metropolitan Stud $3,500 24/6 0/0 0/0 (Lieutenant Danz, $22,200) $91,199 * WHEELAWAY (97, Unbridled), McMahon of Saratoga $6,000 19/2 0/0 0/0 (Alyssa the Dancer, $27,600) $87, ARTAX (95, Marquetry), Fever Stallions $3,500 48/7 0/0 0/0 (Galaxy Tax, $10,620) $84, ELTISH (92, Cox s Ridge), Keane Stud Operations $3,500 35/5 0/0 0/0 (Shes All Eltish, $19,550) $84, HOOK AND LADDER (97, Dixieland Band), Sequel Stallions New York $10,000 14/1 0/0 0/0 (I Promise, $27,600) $82, WESTERN EXPRESSION (96, Gone West), Highcliff Farm $5,000 18/4 0/0 0/0 (I Lost My Choo, $25,200) $71, PHONE TRICK (82, Clever Trick) Died, /3 0/0 0/0 (Tricky Tuck, $9,600) $61,711 * TALK IS MONEY (98, Deputy Minister), Highcliff Farm $5,000 21/3 0/0 0/0 (Magic Money Meg, $12,500) $56, PERSONAL FLAG (83, Private Account) Died, /2 0/0 0/0 (Dr. D. F. C., $38,000) $55,323 * CARRY MY COLORS (96, Roanoke) N/A 4/2 0/0 0/0 (Show of Colors, $37,200) $55, OUTOFTHEBOX (98, Montbrook), Sez Who Thoroughbreds North $2,500 30/2 0/0 0/0 (Pretty Gal, $26,400) $53, AMERICAN CHANCE (89, Cure the Blues) Died, /1 0/0 0/0 (Chanced, $9,300) $48,918 * *A-E and COMPARABLE INDEX: The lifetime Average-Earnings Index indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned, on the average, in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of The Comparable Index indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires. Only 32% of all sires have a lifetime AEI higher than their mares Comparable Index. *Comp Index more than 15 years ago. Seven-year old Forest Park, who has earned in excess of $465,000, captured the $109,300 Monmouth University Stakes last October. Other top horses include Remain Silent, who earned a pair of stakes wins last year, stakes winner Wild Rex, and grade IIIplaced Ashmore. Pino stables roughly 55 horses at Delaware Park, Philadelphia Park, and Maryland racetracks, and heads to Gulfstream Park in the winter. Michael helps Ryan pick out yearlings and 2-year-olds. He puts a strong emphasis on the horse s mind, observed Ryan. If a horse shows ability, Michael gives him plenty of time to develop. Michael hasn t had it easy. He has moved his stable several places. But he s a tough son of a gun, a very determined guy. His personality traits are very similar to his brothers. As for Mark, now 44, his apprenticeship began in 1981 under the legendary Sonny Connors, who shod for E.P. Taylor s Windfields Farm and Allaire du Pont s Woodstock Farm near Chesapeake City, Md. Taylor owned the legendary stallion Northern Dancer, while du Pont had Kelso, the only five-time Horse of the Year ( ). As a young child, Mark remembers sitting for hours watching Connors shoe horses. Then at age 16, he jumped in. Sonny said, Meet me at 8:30. If you show up and help me out, you ll learn a lot, recalled Mark. First day, in the first few minutes, I was right under a horse. It was exciting to see these horses you had read about as a kid: The Minstrel, Halo, Northern Dancer, and Kelso. I still have a picture of me trimming Northern Dancer. At age 21, Mark headed to Laurel and Bowie racetracks in Maryland, becoming a journeyman farrier. We all took the hard way, Mark said with a shrug. Mario lived on the backside for a couple of years. I had an unpaid apprenticeship, so I washed dishes at night to come up with spending money. Michael thought about quitting a number of times. We all stuck with it because we wanted to be part of the game. Mark returned to the Chester County region in 1990 to work for, among others, trainers Jonathan Sheppard, Graham Motion, and Fisher, the founder of the Fair Hill Training Center. Fisher calls him a master craftsman. He is very meticulous and very adaptive, said Fisher. He s always trying to figure out what we can do to make the situation better. Like Mario, he s quiet, and I find him supremely patient. Outside a barn at Fair Hill, Mark lifts a filly s foot and carefully trims the hoof using a knife and file. I make sure the horse is balanced and is hitting the ground evenly, he said. There is always something that pops up, so you re constantly thinking how you NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC DON T MISS THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH YOUR AUDIENCE! Next NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANIC REGIONAL will be in the March 1, 2008 issue of THE BLOOD-HORSE AD CLOSE Feb. 19, 08 Kristi Heasley (800) ext or (859) kheasley@bloodhorse.com 852 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

18 STALLION SHOW Saturday, Feb. 9 from 10a.m. - 1p.m. Barbara Livingston photo 2008 Entering Stud in 2008 FRIENDLY ISLAND CRAFTY FRIEND ISLAND QUEEN, BY OGYGIAN Grade 2-winning millionaire sprinter Runner-up in the TVG Breeder s Cup Sprint (G1) & the Gulf News Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) Won his debut at Belmont by an astonishing lengths! $5,000 LFSN Barbara Livingston photo GREELEY S GALAXY MR. GREELEY ASCOT STARRE, BY ASCOT KNIGHT Barbara Livingston photo Winner of the $500,000 Illinois Derby (G2) Only graded stakes winner by MR. GREELEY to stand in New York $7,500 LF ONE NICE CAT STORM CAT JEWEL PRINCESS, BY KEY TO THE MINT Winner on both dirt and turf Out of champion older mare JEWEL PRINCESS ($1,904,060) Update New to New York $3,500 LFSN Barbara Livingston photo PERFORMING MAGIC GONE WEST PERFORMING ARTS (IRE), BY THE MINSTREL ASTORIA SWEETHEART wins her 2008 debut at Aqueduct by 6 lengths on Jan. 5 $5,000 LFSN Barbara Livingston photo RAFFIE S MAJESTY CORMORANT RAFFINIERTE, BY SURUMU Sire of the last 2 winners of the $250,000 Empire Classic H. ORGANZER ($433,221) and 3YO multiple SW DR. V'S MAGIC ($284,510) $3,000 LFSN Serita Hult photo

19 NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC can make the horse better. Hanging outside Larry Jones barn at Delaware Park, Mario s agent, Bill Castle, points out that the jockey could have ridden in New York or at other bigger tracks, but he and Christina chose to raise their three daughters, Danielle, Victoria, and Evana, in Maryland. Mario s career has been about how he has stayed here for his family and been happy, said Castle. You look at Mario and see what he has given to the sport and his family. He s truly a role model. When Mario moved his tack to slotsenriched Delaware Park, he found something he had been missing at the financially-strapped Maryland tracks trainers with really fast horses. It gave me a new spark, acknowledged Pino, who was a finalist for the 2007 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. I d been riding in Maryland for 23 years, and it had been great to me, but at Delaware, I got to meet different riders and horsemen. One of those was Jones. A transplanted Kentuckian who peers out from under his umbrella-like white Stetson, Jones and his wife/assistant trainer, Cindy, relocated to Delaware Park in When Mario joined our team, we instantly got stronger, Jones related. He brings a ton of experience, and Mario s pretty versatile. He s got lots of patience. He s a quick read, anticipates what other horses will do, and adjusts quickly. He s a horseman; horses respond to him. Pino returns the kudos. Larry is a super horseman and downto-earth person, he said. I fit into his program. We started winning. Then Hard Spun showed up on the scene. Larry did a tremendous job, Mario said. He cranked him up for the King s Bishop, and he ran like a sprinter. The horse had heart, athleticism, and class. As the year went on, he didn t fall off; he got better and better. He had no quirks. Hard Spun fought in every race, kept digging. He was a professional racehorse. I would love to go at Curlin again this year. Still, I m happy he s got a good life. With his speed, staying power, and class, he ll make a great stallion. A proponent of yoga, Mario also works out regularly and runs two miles every other day. At 112 pounds, he s the same weight he was at age 15. He says he is in the best shape of his career, and retiring is still far down the road. Having traveled to racing s mountaintop, Mario craves more. It was so much fun, he said. The feeling in the post parade at the Derby was just awesome. Throughout the whole year, I think I handled all the pressure and situations pretty well. I would love to get the opportunity to do it again. b Northeast/Mid-Atlantic REGIONAL NEWS COMPILED BY AMANDA H. DUCKWORTH EQUINE SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED According to the newly released 2006 Equine Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Virginia Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the number of horses, ponies, and mules in Virginia has increased 26% since When you do a survey, you never have a number in mind because that can bias you, said Dave Mueller, deputy director of the Virginia field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. But we were not surprised to see that the number went up. We just didn t know how much it would go up by. As of Nov. 1, 2006, there were an estimated 215,000 horses, ponies, and mules in the state, up from the 170,000 reported June 1, The survey, which was sent to more than 28,000 people, aimed to find out more about the industry in the state, and roughly 20,000 responded. Questions in the survey included: number of equines by breed; number of equines by primary use; number and value of equines sold; number of workers employed; costs incurred for labor; costs incurred for supplies, equipment, land, and buildings; and geographic locality of the equines. Obviously, when you get a mail return like we got, the horse industry really believes in what we are doing, Mueller said. That is always gratifying. Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds were the two leading breeds in Virginia at 49,000 and 30,900 head, respectively. The 215,000 equines were located on 41,000 equine operations throughout the state, up 41% from Most of the operations are located in the central and northern parts of the state. The total value of all equines was $1.65 billion, up 13% from 2001, while average value per equine decreased 10% to $7,697. Equines located in the northern and central districts accounted for nearly 74% of the total value of all equines. Virginia equine operations spent $783 million during 2006 caring for equines, compared to $505 million for Feed and bedding comprised the largest expense category at $99.6 million. Equipment purchases and capital improvements followed at $92 million and $72.6 million, respectively. Equine expenses covering upkeep-related items accounted for 77% of all expenses. There were 15,600 equines sold in Virginia during 2006, which was up 21%. The total sales value was more than $107 million. These sales place equines as the sixth-largest commodity in Virginia based on cash receipts. About 66% of the total value of sales occurred in the northern district. If funding is available, the survey will be conducted again in NYTB OFFICERS ELECTED At a Jan. 28 organizational meeting of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Saratoga native Michael McMahon was re-elected as president for a second term. Suzie O Cain was reelected as vice president, and Vivien Malloy was newly elected as secretary/treasurer. McMahon owns McMahon Bloodstock, a consulting firm with clients racing and breeding thoroughbreds in New York, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and California. He is also a partner in McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, a commercial breeding operation in Saratoga Springs. McMahon lives in Lexington with his wife, Dr. Natanya McMahon, and their two children. O Cain, also Saratoga resident, co-manages Highcliff Farm in Delanson, N.Y. with her husband, Lynwood. O Cain hosts the A.M. Saratoga segment on Women in Racing live from Saratoga Racetrack. She is also the founder of Find A Cure Stable, which donates a percentage of purses to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Vivien Malloy owns and operates Edition Farm near Waccabuc, N.Y., and was named the New York Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association s top breeder of Also elected to the executive committee were Dennis Brida, owner of Grandchester Meadows Farm near Ballston Spa, N.Y., and Chester Broman, owner of Chestertown Farm near Chestertown, N.Y. b 854 THE BLOOD-HORSE FEBRUARY 9, 2008 BloodHorseNOW.com

20 Forestry-Quiet Dance, by Quiet American #1 Pennsylvania Sire by 07 Mares Bred Only Graded stakes winner in the Mid-Atlantic by FORESTRY, record sales sire and sire of DISCREET CAT-G1 ($1,694,180). Only half brother at stud to Horse of the Year SAINT LIAM, #1 Yearling Sire at KeeJan by average, $256,667. CONGRESSIONALHONOR was booked full in 2006 & First foals yearlings in photo by Lydia Williams Property of a Syndicate 2008 Fee: $5,000 live foal Special consideration to mares foaling in Pennsylvania Registered Pennsylvania stallion Nominated to the Breeders Cup MAUI MEADOW FARM standing at Maui Meadow Farm West Chester, PA / (610) / website: Inquiries to: Greg Demasi / cell: (609) / offi ce: (856) pewterstable@juno.com / website: